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  • lil_chickie25
    Junior Member
    • Jan 2008
    • 1

    Life After Birth Control

    I've been on tricyclen for about 6 years, 5 months ago I went off of it completely; after the first month of going off I missed my period which freaked me out so I went to see my nurse practitioner who said it was a normal thing after being on the pill for so long without taking a month off of it per year (my doctor never told me to take any breaks, only for my period), after 2 months I had a normal period, so I was thinking, "finally back to normal", but I wasn't; now everytime I go to the bathroom I have mentrual blood, but darker and a very light flow. It's been very frustrating dealing with this plus having slight abdominal pain, I'm hoping to see my doctor soon but I can't get in for another month, I just want to make sure this isn't a permanent thing and that I'll still be able to conceive later in life. Any info or other experiences would be greatly appreciated.
    Last edited by lil_chickie25; 01-07-2008, 01:29 PM.
  • Fallen1
    Veteran Member
    • Oct 2007
    • 1937

    Try not to worry to much about it. It's just going to take a while for your body to get used to "functioning" on it's own. I was on BC for about 8 years before I had my second child.
    There is a method to my madness ........ I just haven't found it yet.

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    • BusyGirl16
      Member
      • Jul 2007
      • 55

      Same Problem

      I had the same problem coming off bcp. I was on it for a little over a year and about 5 months ago I quit completly. Since then I have had a period every 2 weeks and I am not ovulating. I am hoping to have a baby within the next year or so but the way im going I dont think it is going to be easy.

      Hopefully both of us straighten out! Good luck!!
      [I][FONT=Book Antiqua][COLOR=purple][B]Everthing Happens For A Reason![/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/I]
      [I][FONT=Book Antiqua][COLOR=purple]BusyGirl;) [/COLOR][/FONT][/I]

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